Leeds Challanges

Question 1

Urban Deprivation

Answer 1

Inner city Leeds

Fewer qualifications, worse health. Poverty cycle

Question 2

Inequalities in housing, education, health and employment

Answer 2

Inner city: Beeston & Holbeck deprived area near city centre Suburbs: Horsforth - wealthy on railway line

Question 3

Dereliction

Answer 3

South Bank - south of River Aire

Deindustrialisation of textile & brewery industries.
“‘Post Industrial landscape”

Question 4

Building on brownfield and greenfield sites

Answer 4

South Bank (brownfield) Wetherby (greenfield)

2600 new houses need to be built each year. 75% new houses built on brownfield

Question 5

Waste disposal

Answer 5

Leeds. Cross Green RERF S E Leeds
470kg waste each year = challenge
60% isn’t recycled

Question 6

Urban sprawl

Answer 6

“Golden Triangle”: York, Leeds, harrogate (Wetherby)

Rural-urban fringe - leads to Congestion e.g. , Littering, Pressure on green belt